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170 LONDON, May 15. At Coblent7,, the French have evin ced a disposition to renew the Robef perian system of tyranny—a system evidently mod congenial with their •minds—by ifiuing a peremptory man date to the inhabitants, to deliver in an exa& lift of all the emigrants to whom they have afforded a reiuge since the ill of May, 1-792. This mandate may be •onfidered a* a prelude to plunder, if *0 murder. Advices were yesterday received ui the Transport Office, that seven vellels, laden with troops, ammunition and pro visions, bound to Gibraltar, had separ ated from their convoy near the mouth of the channel in conference of the ships of war having gone too far to lee ward of them; and much fear is enter tained that they have fallen into the hands of the enemy. The convoy con fided of a frigate and a Hoop of war. In a letter dated nineteenth ult. we learn that there arrived on the 17th and i&th, at Albcnza, Fina and Kudo, a eonftderable convoy from Nice, charged with heavy artillery, ammunition, and cattle of all forts for the French army. It is a mod memorable thing that their conquests have been obtained without their battering train • that they were attacked before they were prepared, and that this convoy, of so much consequence to the campaign, was not intercepted though the English fleet was riding mafler of the fee. Our ccrrefporulent, however, juftified the commander. The indiferetion of general Beaulieu, drew him towards a co-operation at Savona, when he ou-dit to have been forming the blockade of Nice. Nothing could be more disas trous than the impolicy of the combina tion which the Austrians formed, and in - every part of their plans they have been out manoeuvred. . The presentations to the queen yester day were, fir Edward Peliew, by f ir Roger Curtis, on being created a baron et; b rancis d’lvernois, e:q. on his be ing knighted by liis Majesty the pre ceding day ; major general Cuyiey, on being appointed lieutenant governor oj Portfmouthj Colonel Campbell, on bc ing appointed governor of the lfbmd ot Bermuda ; the biffiop of St. Davids and his lady on their marriage, and leveral officers on promotion. By the Hambro’ mail which arrived yesterday, wehaie received the Auf ti-ian accounts of their defeats in Italy. The Vienna Gazette mentions the ac tions which had then reached them, in terns at once vague and prudent. In relating the adion which ended in the surrender of General Provera with 1300 men, it dates, with true German gravity, that the French had made them lelves mailers of the poll. Other gazettes, which not being pub lished from authority approach lome times nearer to the truth, state the Aus trian lofson the 12th and 14th of April, at 4000 men. The panic of the king of Sardinia is fumeient, however, to shew how remote tiiis statement is from the real fads ! In Italy, the triumph of the Repub lican cause is, as we predicted, complete! and what will gratify the utmost hope of humanity, without fpiiling one drop of blood! the ft rong fort reii'es of Alti, Alexandria, Thortona, and Coni, are all in poikifion of the French. Each of these regular modem fortifications are deemed aimoft impregnable; and except by famine, not in tne compass of any national expectation to attack and take. Coni, indeed, never was taken, except in the two imtances when it gave itfelf up to the Prince of Piedmont, and (in the year 1741) to Comte d’llarcourt. Coni really was not aflailabk, like the other dependant fortrefs, Le Cote de Teude, tenable but on the fide of Turin. Coni, betides all the molt multiplied involutions of concurring angles, has all local advantages from confluence of the two rivers (and hence from the Italia., word Cuneo is the name) the Stare and the Giz7.o. Tortona, another very ft rong hold, is the key to the Milanese, and, indeed, the only fortification between the victo rious .army of the French and Milan. Hie road is plain*open, and well grav elled. Long before this time, therefore, the Fiench arc in pofleifion ot Milan, and the whole fertile province of the Milan , and have rid the people there of . °PPWfiions and impreflion* of a for - cign government (for it was all a Ger tnau government) which they had (o hoi” ICaIOU at ° ftCC to ndicuie ab | ft l I t * * So much for the situation of Itally, ; nd of the French there, whom Mr. Pitt, with his usual Heaven-born tal ents, told the loan hucklters, “ were so exhausted that they could not strike a stroke!” May 14. This day a mail arrived from Ham burgh. The letters from BruiTels and the Hague seem to confirm the fadt an nounced in the French papers, that the armistice on the Rhine has terminated. Another circumltance which gives iur ther corroboration to the statement, is the non-arrival of any of the Rhine newspapers. This looks as if the pub lic business had been by fame means in terrupted. America. The real philanthropist must be very sorry to fee that there exists in the United States a covered difeontent, which will break out into a flame when ever governor Wafnington dies. The Jacobins ot France have been as aftive there as in mod other countries; and as the American government enforces law and order, it is very clear that they must be its enemies. Port Wine before the war might be had for 401. a pipe, it is now 801. The price of malt spirits have lately rifeu to the unprecedented sums of 751. per ton. In the year 1756, the price was only 45;!. from whence it gradually rose op to 631. The ltopping of the diftilierics from using gram has caused the exorbitant rife. Mr. Pitt took every precaution to en sure a full receipt of his new Tax on Wine. On Monday morning the Ex cifemen repaired to take the stock at the .ellars of almoit every person in the trade. When the ilock was taken, they delivered a printed notice, intimating, that the stock so taken was liable to ev ery duty which may be laid on ib the. courfepf the prefec t feilion, * PARIS, April 13. For fome days past thegroupes in the rhuilieries have been renewed near the Council of Five Hundred. r ] he irifpedor for the Hail, to whom is con igned the interior policy ot the Legis lative Body, ought topreent at an ear ly hour these meetings of anarchy, from which firings a tyranny, that has too often oppreiled our different ailembiies. It is there that the factious have always held the fehools of crimes, and have plac ed the cradle of every revolt.—Paid lucceiiively by the various parties who arc interested to excite or perpetuate difordcr, the clubs, in the open air> al ready aifume a character of menace, and again demand proicriptions. They speak ot Robespierre with eulogium, of the guillotine with afteCtion, and of the maxium with transport. They express their wishes for the expulsion of the new Third with hope ; they speak of the de cemviral code of 1793, with enthusiasm ; of the constitution of 1795, with con tempt; of the Legislative Body, with infoience, and of the Directory with indignation. They boast of the 31st of May, they lament that the 73 deputies, expelled at that epoch, have been restor ed to the legislative. The seditious thus agglomerated begin to insult the deputies who do not vote, according to their wiflies, as they leave the Hall. Paltoret, Botfly d’Anglas, and many others, were attacked the day before yesterday.—They threatened them with a speedy death. The’ principal reproach against Boiify, was, that he was of the celebrated Comtnifiion of Eleven, and that he was active in the formation of the Constitution of 1793, which the pre tended patriots of 1789 openly declare to have been the production of the Chouans. Chenier and Tallien patted by these groups, where upon fome voices attempt ed to praise the lad speech of Tallien, in which they fail he had abjured his Thermidorian errors ; but soon he was reproached with having, after 10th Thermidor, been one of the moll active promoters of the re-aCtion, and with having proposed the deftruCtion of the patriots confined in the cattle of Ham. It seemed to be the sentiment of these united brothers, that, in consequence of the apparent convcrfion of Tallien, they would poftponehis trial till after that of the constitutional Chouans, when his turn would come. We fhouid not, however* alarm our- ufeunt, &c. selves at a band of villians, who are only formidable by the culpable complacency of those whole duty it is to dispatch and repress them. The majority of the ci tizens of Paris only wifli for the consti tution, for peace, the restoration of the public credit, and the dominion of the law. But we must have neither clubs nor groups, which will again open the abyss of the past, devour the constitu tion and those who formed it, and ail the food citi/.ens who escaped from the utcheries of 1793.—(Perlet and L’E dair.) I he hopes of peace have become more feeble. Biographical Sketches o/'CharETTE, Chief of the Vendian Rebels—lately Shot at Nantz. From Na ICTZ, April 1. “ You will receive, no doubt, with much interelt, the account of the death of Charetre. One loves to study the history of such renowned villains, who are likely to engage the attention of oui contemporaries and of posterity, This whole life is judged by the.r jail mo ments. The particulars being obferveo. and compared, we are led to form a just judgment, equally removed the horto; or the ad niration with which the spirit of party may feature their con4.ua. Charette, who was taken prison er by Travot, on the 2d of this monti, was taken to Angers, and afterwards to Nantz, where he arrived on the 7th at midnight. On landing from the boar, be said with a sig h, “Is 1 there at length , that the rascally Engljb have conducted me -”—This was the only instance in which he teftified any emotion. He was conducted to the house of Bonfiai, where he alked for a glass of water anti a moment of repose. He retired and slept foundly* The following morning, at 9 o’clock, lie was taken betore the General Dulith, ■and underwent an interrogatory. He refuled to answer feverai qjeftions. Being interrogated refpeCting JJe ia Ro berie, he said, “ that he did know a grea ter scoundrel, that he fought, it was true, for a counter revolution, but that he dilavowed him as not being of his party.’ 1 He was re-conducted under a strong guard to prison. The cries of “Ip vela Repubhquef we heard from an immense croud as he palled along ; but whether it was from the military attendance, or from a melioration of the manners of the people, nothing like in sult proceeded irom any quarter. The countenance of Charette was as sured, his ltep was firm and his deport ment was calm. On the following day he was tried. He anfwercd every question without irritation, and even with coolness. Os the questions which were put to him, the following were among the molt interesting ; He was alked, whether, at the time of the pacification, the repreientatives of the people had not promised him a king ? He answered in the negative. He laid that no such thing had even been mentioned, either in their public dis course or private convocation. Why then had he violated the pacifi cation ? Because he understood that the Re presentative Guadin had put our troops m motion for the purpose of seizing and carrying him olf against the faith oi trea ty. Had he any correspondence with the emigrants, or with foreign powers ? liis reply was that he had received but 15,000 livres from the English ; that he had a correspondence with them but for the short time that they were at the Isle Dieu ; that he had received of them but little arms or ammunition. He said that he had not a continued ccrrefpon de.nce with the emigrants; that he had received only a cypher from the Count d’Entraignes and d'Artois, with a brev et of Lieutenant General from Louis the 18th. It was evinced to him that he had not been exaft in this answer. Had he any correspondence with the interior ? No! When he wanted arms-or am munition lie sent the pcafants to seek them, and confided in tiieir address. When mention was made of the mas sacres atMachecoul and elfewkere under his orders he replied only by a sarcastic smile, intimating that he had merely done bis duty. He admitted that he had a<sled as the commander in chief, and that he had fought for theeftablilhment of monarchy. But he said that fome days before he was surprised, a general, whom he did not name, had promised him prote&ion pro vided he would quit the territory ot the republic. This letter he said, was in the hand of the curate of Montmaifon, who he requeued ftoold be fummonej This letter he said, would either cl found his aflertions, or prove the tnu of what he had advanced. Ut “ The jury after hearing his official de fender retired to decide. In the mean time, he chatted with those around him and related the circumstances of his f“ re l lf ? e SS a J¥ d wh >’ he did not kill himfelf ? He said, that it was contrary to his principles, and that he aR-, ’ locked on luicide as an adlof cowardice He heard the sentence read without the least emotion, and when he requefteJ .ea-,e to speak, thedeepeft filence enlued He then laid, “ He did not mean retard^ for a Angle instant, the fate to which he was deltined, but begged it a favor that the commillion would C: - is fatisfadion, fend in learch of the let ter of which he had already spoken.” * 1 A^> five °’ clock hc conduced to the 1 lace de Agricultures. Five thoyf .uici men were uiawn up in a square bat talion, and the clergyman Guilbert a?- tilled him in his !ait moment. Here ufed to goon his knees, or have his eyes bandaged, but presented his break to the piquet which was drawn up b~_ ore him, he withdrew his left arm from the fling, and making a sign with his ead that he was ready, the soldiers fir a, and hc drojqxjd dead on the spot. 1 Charette was no more than thirty three years of age, and in height about nvc feet lour inches-—his hair was dark, his eye brows black and narrow, fas eyes lunk, little an j lively, his nofelong much marked With the fniall pox, a fu.t breast, his thighs well made, his le,- % rather final 1, his voice feeble and eno minate, and his lhape altogetiier hand some. The courage of Charette, was prove! in the difficulties of his situation. It was uniform and Heady, but he was aot sus ceptible ot any lively passions. In the coiirfe of the lalt war, when the cheva lier Charette, was lieutenant of a man of war, and was walking upon deck, an auk ward sailor fpilt a vessel offniiiing pitch upon his feet. The chevalier turned from him without any other ob~ fervation, than “ You rafeal, you have lealded me.” In talents and mental re sources, he \vas no more than an ordina ry man. Like moft chiefs of a party, he acquired an immense reputation ; like them he has been enabled for a time to avail him eif of that credit; and like them at lad, he perilhed as a malefaftor. Frout the Baltimore Federal Gazette. THE mariner who has been call on an unknown rock, deems it incumbent on him to warn others of their danger. We doubt not but it will be admitted as an axiom, that thole who are cnlv lion eft from an apprehe'nfion of the gallows, are innately villams ; hence it may lie inferred, that whoever avails himfelf of? the fandlion of a law (inconsistent with, the common usages of nations, and which his own confidence condemns) to plunder unarmed neutrals, is equally wicked, and more defpicablc , than a high wayman, in as much as he Ihews alft'ifc dishonesty of such a character without generosity (which is sometimes annexed to the latter class) of giving an equal chance. That the agent “is equally base as liis principal, no body doubts ; because without a receiver there will be no thief; —that it is fair and reasonable that those who have {hared the profits of piratical plunder, would Hand together on the fcanaalous record, is equally clear. With this, we conceive, lauda ble view, we give the names of the feve rai owners and agents in the Britilh Bl ands, as far as we know (requesting our fellow citizens to make what further ad ditions occur to them) in order that such characters may be known when they . come among us ; and leave to the pub lic to determine how far they are deferr ing of confidence, or entitled to the common rights of hospitality. We hope no person will insinuate that a sin gle wifli is entertained to infringe any public engagement with Great-Britain, (for we dilcriminate between BritiUX fubje&s and mile reants, who have viola ted female delicacy, and ft ripped the helpless orphan of its female garb) —fi> widely different is our intention, that we do not even hint at the numerous de privations of personal liberty, and fpoi lations of property, perpetrated by her fleets at this moment ; we solely men tion them to the public, and lea ve it to make its own comments. St. VINCENTS. Br\<vat ers’ Owners & Agents. Du Rha m, a Bermudian ; base, eve* amongst the infamous. Warner Sc Miller, merchants ot Illand, No. 43 .